Gloria Ceballos, director of the National Meteorological Office, said that during the morning of Thursday, 7 September, 2017, Hurricane Irma should speed up, which is good news for the country. The faster the hurricane moves west, the least damage it will cause. Ceballos says the hurricane is likely to stay on the forecast track passing to the north coast of the country in a parallel fashion throughout the rest of the day.
Ceballos warned to be prepared for the worst as there are no guarantees which provinces in the country would not be affected by wind gusts, higher waves, and rain while Irma moves off to the west.
The government ordered preventive evacuations in vulnerable areas in Puerto Plata, Nagua, La Romana, Santiago and the Ozama River in Santo Domingo. Likewise, thousands of tourists were evacuated from the Punta Cana area, cutting short their vacations.
The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) has announced the official hurricane shelters located nationwide:
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